OT: Artest wants to be traded

Didn't some of you guys want him a while back?

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/210541/Arest_Hopes_To_Be_Traded

 

Good for him. Too bad LA signed him for 5 years, when three should have gotten it done.

 

He got his ring. Motivation is gone.

 

I liked him, but with that salary and his obvious decline, he's a bad gamble. The Lakers are almost definitely stuck with him.

 

The bad is the good when it comes to post-game interviews.

 

You get the good (defense) with the bad (low efficiency scorer) and the crazy (crazy) with Artest.

The good is already fading, IMO...he's no longer a great defender, merely a solid one. The bad is getting worse and the crazy seems unpredictable (a common trait in crazy).

So, call me Andre Miller, but I'd pass.

 

I was all about trying to get him on a one or two year deal. At the time Batum was uncertain, Roy was an All-Star, Oden was projected to come back and kick ass. He seemed like the perfect fit for a team of choir boys that needed one piece to push them into being contenders.

Some guys should never be handed a 5 year contract. Artest is the poster child for that rule.

 

I really don't see what Artest has supposedly done this time. A few years ago I would have said sure, Ron Artest is a headcase. But I see this as more of Artest not being a fit for their system. Artest can thrive in certain systems. He is always going to be a player that is confident and believes he deserves playing time and touches because of that confidence. He is obviously not happy because he is a 5th option there. It's not like he went out promoting a dog fight or something. Not a great fit for the triangle? Great welcome to the club. Most players aren't. That is why it has been successful in only a handful of scenarios.

 

When he gets traded, he should thank his psychiatrist.

 

He will end up like JR Rider! Kidnapping somebody for crack, killing a hooker... you name it! I'll be honest, I thought Rodman would be dead by now!

 

If Artest can't stay happy winning a title a title while playing for Phil Jackson, I'd say his time in the NBA as a productive player are about done.

 

We need to include one more player in that poster. He's the one trying to block Artest's shot whose face is obscured.



Here's his face:

 

Well, to be fair Miles' problem was a mix of attitude and disastrous knees. More so the knees. You can have the best attitude in the world and bad knees will make a bad contract. A la Brandon Roy.

 

Oh, Lord, Darius Miles. I didn't need to be reminded of him today.

 

Let's give Roy at least a small chance to play without burying him. Kobe Bryant said last month that he is basically bone-on-bone, and Chris Paul has the same condition. I'm not willing to take a dump on Roy before it is a given that he is worthless as a player.

 

I'm generally of the same opinion, but you'd have to figure some team would be willing to take a chance on him now. If he proves himself to be worthless, we're basically stuck with him....for the length of his contract.